tiger kidnapping
n.— «Gardai call such incidents, where a hostage is taken and forced to help thieves, tiger kidnapping.» —“Tiger kidnapping—the new threat—Small business” by Ruth O’Callaghan Sunday Times (London, England) Dec. 22, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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